Cell Phone Costume

Time: 1 hour

Effort: Quick and easy  no sewing required

Materials:

Glow-in-the-dark fabric paint and brush

Black shirt

Coat hanger

Black pants

Black hat

Small foam ball

Instructions: Paint numbers and other buttons to resemble a cell phone key pad on the shirt. Untwist the coat hanger, and wrap it around the outside of the hat for the antenna. Place the foam ball at the end of the antenna.

Other details: Because of the coat hanger, this costume is inappropriate for young elementary-schoolers.

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